1. Draft model for
the Baltic Urban
Forum
BUF Working Group Meeting,
Tartu, Estonia
Björn Grönholm
UBC EnvCom

2. Starting point
BUF as described in application
Core activity of the main project - setting up the Baltic Sea Region Urban Forum
conceptually
• meeting point for politicians and experts in cities, private companies (especially small
innovative businesses) and research institutions
• serving as a platform for exchanging best practices and experiences, presenting new
services and products, voicing needs and receiving answers to them
in practice
• annual event/ each year – specific topic
• consisting of fair and workshops
• Fair - stands, different presentations and change to have a floor speech
• Workshops – based on the ideas submitted by stakeholders, aiming to go deeper in
chosen theme and to also involve participants to discussion

3. Key issues, key stakeholders
key processes
Discussion - Questions
Main Intention / Goal(s) of the BALTIC URBAN FORUM?
- nn
Main rationale of the BALTIC URBAN FORUM (added value of project)?
- nn
- nn

4. Key issues, key stakeholders
key processes
Concrete activities? (products & deliverables)
-Annual Event (Forum) when, where
-Communication activities
-Other
-nn
-nn
-nn
How shall the BALTIC URBAN FORUM and activities be tied to
already existing organizations and events?

5. Key issues, key stakeholders
key processes
Partnership composition? (main project)
- Business
- Cities
- Research
How shall the BALTIC URBAN FORUM sustain itself after the end
of main project implementation time?

6. Key issues, key stakeholders
key processes
Next steps in the planning of the concept
Upcoming Events
Working session in March / Copenhagen
Workshop 23 – 25 April in Riga
UBC Commisson meeting in Örebro 18 – 22 May
BDF – EUSBSR Summit in Turku 1 – 14 June
Reporting and dissemination
UBC Commission meeting in Riga, October 2014
Planning meetings
Consultation
Discussions, interaction